156 Garswood ↔ Garswood via St Helens
Operated by Metro Network. First bus 06:27, last bus 23:27. 18 journeys on weekdays.
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156 towards Garswood via St Helens — Monday to Friday (18 journeys)
| Garswood Station (Stop B) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booths Brow Road (opp) | 06:33 | 07:33 | 08:33 | 09:33 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 13:33 | 14:33 | 15:33 | 16:33 | 17:33 | 18:33 | 19:33 | 20:33 | 21:33 | 22:33 | 23:33 |
| Garswood Interchange (Stop C) | 06:40 | 07:40 | 08:40 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:40 | 17:40 | 18:40 | 19:40 | 20:40 | 21:40 | 22:40 | 23:40 |
| No. 197 (o/s) | 06:47 | 07:47 | 08:47 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:47 | 17:47 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bluebell Avenue (opp) | 06:54 | 07:54 | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 | 18:47 | 19:47 | 20:47 | 21:47 | 22:47 | 23:47 |
| Edward Street (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| West End Road (nr) | 07:05 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:05 | 18:05 | 18:54 | 19:54 | 20:54 | 21:54 | 22:54 | 23:54 |
| Chalon Way West (Stop C4) | 07:14 | 08:14 | 09:14 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:14 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Helens Hospital (Stop A) | 07:20 | 08:20 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Lea Green Interchange (Stop E) | 07:25 | 08:25 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:25 | 17:25 | 18:25 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Marylebone Avenue (adj) | 07:29 | 08:29 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:29 | 15:29 | 16:29 | 17:29 | 18:29 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Marshalls Cross Road (opp) | 07:38 | 08:38 | 09:38 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:38 | 15:38 | 16:38 | 17:38 | 18:38 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Emmett Street (adj) | 07:43 | 08:43 | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 15:43 | 16:43 | 17:43 | 18:43 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Chalon Way West (Stop C1) | 07:49 | 08:49 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 15:49 | 16:49 | 17:49 | 18:49 | 19:06 | 20:06 | 21:06 | 22:06 | 23:06 | 00:01 |
| O' Sullivan Crescent (opp) | 07:58 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:58 | 11:58 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 15:58 | 16:58 | 17:58 | 18:58 | 19:12 | 20:12 | 21:12 | 22:12 | 23:12 | · |
| Edward Street (opp) | 07:01 | 08:01 | 10:04 | 10:01 | 11:01 | 12:01 | 13:01 | 14:01 | 16:04 | 16:01 | 17:01 | 18:01 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Bluebell Avenue (adj) | 08:14 | 09:14 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:14 | 19:14 | 19:19 | 20:19 | 21:19 | 22:19 | 23:19 | · |
| No. 197 (opp) | 08:20 | 09:20 | 10:20 | 11:20 | 12:20 | 13:20 | 14:20 | 15:20 | 16:20 | 17:20 | 18:20 | 19:20 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Garswood Station (Stop B) | 06:27 | 07:27 | 08:27 | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:27 | 16:27 | 17:27 | 18:27 | 19:27 | 20:27 | 21:27 | 22:27 | 23:27 |
Route map
All stops on route 156
156 towards Garswood via St Helens
- Garswood Station (Stop B) Garswood
- Langholm Road (nr) Garswood
- Smock Lane (opp) Seneley Green
- Garswood Road (adj) Simms Lane End
- Smock Lane (opp) Garswood
- Rectory Road (adj) Downall Green
- Rectory Road (NW-bound) Downall Green
- Booths Brow Road (opp) Downall Green
- Brocstedes Road (nr) North Ashton
- Fernlea Grove (opp) Downall Green
- Smock Lane (adj) Seneley Green
- Billinge Road (adj) Simms Lane End
- Smock Lane (adj) Seneley Green
- Langholm Road (adj) Garswood
- Garswood Interchange (Stop C) Garswood
- Garswood Road (nr) Garswood
- Tithebarn Road (adj) Garswood
- Gibbons Road (adj) Ashton Cross
- Liverpool Road (adj) Ashton Cross
- Liverpool Road (nr) Ashton Cross
- The Fairways (adj) Ashton Cross
- Pewfall Park (nr) Ashton Cross
- Garswood Road (opp) Pewfall
- No. 197 (o/s) Haydock
- Slag Lane (adj) Haydock
- Calday Grove (opp) Haydock
- Andover Road (opp) North Florida
- Hall Wood Avenue (nr) North Florida
- Bluebell Avenue (opp) New Boston
- Birch Road (adj) New Boston
- North Street (adj) New Boston
- Tesco (o/s) New Boston
- Grange Valley (nr) Haydock
- Ireland Road (nr) Blackbrook
- Gardiner Avenue (opp) Blackbrook
- White House Close (nr) Blackbrook
- Clipsley Lane (opp) Stanley Bank
- Burrows Street (adj) Blackbrook
- Wagon Lane (SW-bound) Haydock
- Whiteside Road (adj) Haydock
- Harty Road (adj) Haydock
- Edward Street (opp) Blackbrook
- School Street (adj) Blackbrook
- Waine Street (adj) Blackbrook
- West End Road (nr) Blackbrook
- MacDonald Avenue (opp) Blackbrook
- O'Sullivan Crescent (adj) Blackbrook
- Boardmans Lane (o/s) Blackbrook
- Mulcrow Close (opp) Finger Post
- Blackhorse Street (opp) Finger Post
- Vernon Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Barber Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Ardwick Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Todd Road (adj) St Helens
- World of Glass (o/s) St Helens
- Chalon Way West (Stop C4) St Helens
- St Marys Market (o/s) St Helens
- Todd Road (opp) St Helens
- Parr Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- St Helens Retail Park (opp) Peasley Cross
- Hunter Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- Manville Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- St Helens Hospital (Stop A) Sutton
- Robins Lane (adj) Sutton
- Eaves Lane (adj) Sutton
- Lea Green Interchange (Stop E) Sutton
- Sherdley Bus Park (W-bound) Sutton
- Marylebone Avenue (adj) Sutton Heath
- Mere Grange (adj) Lea Green
- Lea Green Road (adj) Lea Green
- Marshalls Cross Road (opp) Sutton
- Eaves Lane (opp) Sutton
- Robins Lane (opp) Sutton
- St Helens Hospital (Stop B) Sutton
- Emmett Street (adj) Peasley Cross
- Hunter Street (opp) Peasley Cross
- St Helens Retail Park (adj) Peasley Cross
- Todd Road (adj) St Helens
- World of Glass (o/s) St Helens
- Chalon Way West (Stop C1) St Helens
- St Marys Market (o/s) St Helens
- St Helens Central Station (opp) St Helens
- Phoenix Brow (opp) Pocket Nook
- Ardwick Street (opp) Pocket Nook
- Barber Street (opp) Pocket Nook
- Davies Street (adj) Pocket Nook
- Merton Bank Road (adj) Pocket Nook
- Mulcrow Close (adj) Pocket Nook
- Blackbrook Road (jct) Blackbrook
- Link Avenue (opp) Blackbrook
- Chain Lane (adj) Blackbrook
- O' Sullivan Crescent (opp) Blackbrook
- Waine Street (opp) Blackbrook
- Old Whint Road (opp) Blackbrook
- Sumner Street (adj) Blackbrook
- West End Road (opp) Stanley Bank
- Grosvenor Road (adj) Blackbrook
- Wagon Lane (SW-bound) Haydock
- Whiteside Road (adj) Haydock
- Harty Road (adj) Haydock
- Edward Street (opp) Blackbrook
- Old Whint Road (opp) Blackbrook
- Sumner Street (adj) Blackbrook
- West End Road (opp) Stanley Bank
- Grosvenor Road (adj) Blackbrook
- Squires Close (adj) Blackbrook
- O'Connell Close (adj) Haydock
- Stanton Close (nr) Blackbrook
- Grange Valley (opp) New Boston
- Bellerophon Way (opp) New Boston
- North Street (nr) New Boston
- Birch Road (opp) New Boston
- Bluebell Avenue (adj) New Boston
- Piele Road (nr) North Florida
- Andover Road (adj) North Florida
- Liverpool Road (nr) Ashton Cross
- Calday Grove (adj) Haydock
- Slag Lane (opp) Haydock
- No. 197 (opp) Haydock
- Garswood Road (adj) Pewfall
- Pewfall Park (opp) Ashton Cross
- The Fairways (opp) Ashton Cross
- Millfield Lane (nr) Ashton Cross
- Gibbons Road (opp) Ashton Cross
- Garswood Road (adj) Garswood
- School Lane (opp) Garswood
- Garswood Station (Stop B) Garswood
156 towards Garswood
- Webbs Grounds (adj) Wychbold
- Webbs (opp) Wychbold
- Transmitting Station (Adj) Wychbold
- Transmitting Station (adj) Wychbold
- De Wych Rd (adj) Wychbold
- St Richard's Road (opp) Wychbold
- Stoke Lane (Opp) Wychbold
- Sagebury Drive (Adj) Stoke Works
- Astwood Lane (opp) Stoke Works
- Corbett Drive (adj) Stoke Works
- Railway Bridges (Northbound) Stoke Works
- Shaw Lane Shelter (Northbound) Stoke Prior
- Shops (adj) Stoke Prior
- Walls Road (Adj) Stoke Prior
- Orchard Crescent (Opp) Stoke Prior
- Church (adj) Stoke Prior
- Hanbury Turn Inn (Adj) Stoke Heath
- Avoncroft Museum (Opp) Stoke Heath
- Morrisons Store (Adj) Aston Fields
- Aston Road (opp) Aston Fields
- Sugarbrook Road (Adj) Aston Fields
- Sherwood Road (Northbound) Aston Fields
- Newton Works (opp) Aston Fields
- Stoke Road (Adj) Aston Fields
- Station Approach Aston Fields
- Bromsgrove Railway Station (Stand A) Aston Fields
- New Road Shops (Adj) Aston Fields
- Rigby Lane (opp) Aston Fields
- Clive Road (Adj) Aston Fields
- Wellington Road (adj) Aston Fields
- Fordhouse Road (opp) Bromsgrove
- Sunnymead (adj) Bromsgrove
- Windsor Street (opp) Bromsgrove
- Bromsgrove Bus Station (Stand 2) Bromsgrove
- Oakland Grove (Adj) Bromsgrove
- All Saints Road (Adj) Bromsgrove
- Upland Road (adj) Bromsgrove
- First School (adj) Lickey End
- School Lane (Eastbound) Lickey End
- Littleheath Lane (Adj) Lickey End
- Cottage Farm (opp) Burcot
- Village Hall (Opp) Burcot
- Greenhill near Alcester Road (Opp) Burcot
- Burcot Grange (Adj) Blackwell
- Green Hill (Adj) Blackwell
- Post Office (Adj) Blackwell
- Tanglewood Close (adj) Blackwell
- Linthurst Newtown (NE bound) Blackwell
- Linthurst Rise (Adj) Blackwell
- Blackwell Road (NE bound) Barnt Green
- Sandhills Lane (Opp) Barnt Green
- Poplar Drive (opp) Barnt Green
- Fiery Hill Road (Adj) Barnt Green
- Cofton Church Lane (opp) Kendal End
- Kendal Drive (opp) Kendal End
- Reservoir Road (opp) Cofton Hackett
- Rednal Island (Adj) Cofton Hackett
- Rednal Island (after) Rednal
- Chestnut Drive (after) Rednal
- Parsonage Drive (near) Rednal
- Low Hill Lane (opp) Rednal
- Tinmeadow Crescent (adj) Rednal
- Longbridge Island (before) Rednal
- Devon Way (Stop LE) Longbridge
- Longbridge Station (Stop LH) Longbridge
- Devon Way (Stop LF) Longbridge
- Longbridge Island (after) Longbridge
- Ryde Park Road (adj) Rednal
- Cliff Rock Road (adj) Rednal
- Ashill Road (adjacent) Rubery
- Supermarket (near) Rubery
Towns & areas on this route
St HelensHaydockSuttonBlackbrookGarswoodNew BostonSutton HeathPeasley CrossPocket NookFinger PostAshton CrossDownall Green
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 156 bus?
The first 156 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:27 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 156 bus?
The last 156 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:27. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 156 bus cost?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Metro Network day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 156 bus?
The 156 is operated by Metro Network.
Timetable data from Metro Network via Transport for Greater Manchester. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.